The Over-Communicator vs. The Over-Ambitious—Two Patterns Every Scrum Master Should Recognize | Aliu Adewale

Aliu Adewale: The Over-Communicator vs. The Over-Ambitious—Two Patterns Every Scrum Master Should Recognize

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The Great Product Owner: The Over-Communicator Who Negotiated Every Scope Change

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"This is a guy who over-communicates everything." - Aliu Adewale

 

The best Product Owner Aliu ever worked with did something simple that almost no PO does. Before each refinement, he'd pull up the Jira board, record himself walking through every user story, explaining acceptance criteria, talking through the end goal one ticket at a time—and post the video to the team a day or two ahead. This was before Loom existed. The result: refinement felt less like discovery and more like "walking it back" —the team arrived already prepared, with real questions, ready to engage. He still attended every refinement and never missed a comment in Jira. But the second skill Aliu names matters even more: negotiation. This PO never let scope creep into a sprint mid-stride without consulting the team first. <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; f